Bystander pulls man from truck in water at Blue Heron boat launch
CHERYL SCHWEIZER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 month AGO
An unidentified man was saved by a bystander after the truck he was in rolled into the water at the Blue Heron boat launch early Wednesday morning.
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Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer is a journalist with more than 30 years of experience serving small communities in the Pacific Northwest. She began her post-high-school education at Treasure Valley Community College and enerned her journalism degree at Oregon State University. After working for multiple publications, she has settled down at the Columbia Basin Herald and has been a staple of the newsroom for more than a decade. Schweizer’s dedication to her communities and profession has earned her the nickname “The Baroness of Bylines.” She covers a variety of beats including health, business and various municipalities. | August 6, 2026 3:30 AM
MOSES LAKE — A bystander pulled a man to safety after the truck the man was in rolled into the water at the Blue Heron Park boat launch early Wednesday morning. The unidentified man was seriously injured.
Moses Lake Police Department Captain Mike Williams said the man was one of three people launching a boat at about 4:30 a.m. Wednesday. The truck began rolling backward down the boat ramp while the man was asleep inside, Williams said.
The truck rolled into the water. The bystander at the boat launch went into the water, broke the truck window and got the man out, Williams said.
People on the scene performed CPR on the victim, who was in critical condition when he was transported, Williams said.
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